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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    That is what I am hoping. The incubator is developing my mutt eggs right on track so soon we will get to hatch the good ones. I have a string of rabbit hutches I am about to convert into small chicken tractors for the young birds, I think. I just can't wait to get the first few RC hatches...
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    Are those a light PLUM colored egg?? WOW. I can't wait to get colored eggs. I am still trying to find the best place to order EE hens.
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    Weighed my roo samson. he is 9 pounds, nearly exclusively freerange fed, just coming out of winter. Yippie.
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    No problem. I love all that puffiness lol.
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    Thank you. I am hoping he makes lots of colorful meat birds for fly tying. :-)
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    OMG that is the cutest one so far :-O
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    My featherless chickens-naked chick fight :-)

    I'd have some if I could lol.
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    My Samson
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    Speaking of your setup cmom. I have three metal shelving units i got for 3.00 each. Not quite as large as yours but I am thinking--perfect outdoor brooders in the chicken "barn". One for a mini greenhouse though and one for possibly my soldier fly breeding greenhouse. Very excited to finally...
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    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    Can I use 1/4 cup salt and 1/8 cup water?
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    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    Thank you cmom for pointing me to this page. :-)
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    Ohh I think I misread your question about the hatching. Yes, I incubate and hatch in the same incubator. To keep the birds separate in these heritage hatches, I am going to cage the eggs when I go into lock down. That way the chicks can't get mixed up. :-)
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    We've used different ones ronott. It is still a possibility though. But, the membranes during hatching show me without adding more water, it is was too dry some times. For sure less eggs effect it redridge. This is a small set. Not sure if I will hatch them, I am just using them to calibrate...
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    I cracked some of the oldest eggs and we had a good strong heartbeat. Poor little guy.
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